Gratification Quotes

256 quotes by 228 authors

Why should we desire the destruction of human passions? Take passions from human beings and what is left? The great object should be not to… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Integrity, honesty, and honor may not give immediate rewards or gratification, and they can be life-threatening (for example, being a whistle-blower or turning state's evidence).… — Laura Schlessinger
It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter resentment and raw-edged nerves, and blissful gratification and tenderness — Adrienne Rich
So Positive Psychology takes seriously the bright hope that if you find yourself stuck in the parking lot of life, with few and only ephemeral… — Martin Seligman
Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort — Daniel Goleman
I get more gratification out of getting some obese person who had a heart attack running around and enjoying life within a year. I get… — Arthur Lydiard
All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some… — Angus Wilson
The gratification of curiosity rather frees us from uneasiness than confers pleasure; we are more pained by ignorance than delighted by instruction. Curiosity is the… — Samuel Johnson
The seven deadly sins of the Christian Church are: greed, pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust, and sloth. Satanism advocates indulging in each of these 'sins'… — Anton Szandor LaVey
All men who live only according to their five senses, and seek nothing beyond the gratification of their natural appetites for pleasure and reputation and… — Thomas Merton
That part of the Englishman's nature which has found gratification in religion is now drifting into political life. — Beatrice Webb
The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man. — Learned Hand
I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
I came running down the stairs that morning, like it was Christmas. My parents were already up. In my family, presents never waited; they were… — Neal Shusterman
I love the game. I think it's a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week. There's… — Bill Parcells
After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper… — Hannah More
If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of the green frog… — John Fire Lame Deer
Giving up on our long-term goals for immediate gratification, my friends, is procrastination. — Dan Ariely
The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class people go to college and… — Glenn Reynolds
It takes patience to become the best runner you can be. Top athletes realize that running is a long-term sport. It is set up for… — Anthony Famiglietti

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